Vietnamese ‘gold man’ summoned by police for alleged drug use

A man who has recently become an Internet sensation after posting photos of himself wearing an obscene amount of gold to social media was summoned on Wednesday by police in Ho Chi Minh City, following their raid on his karaoke bar that caught many customers doing drugs.

Tran Ngoc Phuc, 36, a.k.a. Phuc XO, a resident of District 12, was required to come the police station to assist an investigation.

Phuc is the owner of the XO Karaoke bar on Truong Chinh Street in District 12.

A team of officers swooped on the venue on Tuesday night and discovered that many customers appeared to be high on drugs.

Many sewers along the streets in Ho Chi Minh City have their entrances blocked by garbage on a regular basis, negatively impacting urban esthetics and the environment while helping cause serious flooding.

Despite the sweltering weather in Hanoi these days, many young people still flock to lotus ponds surrounding the capital city’s iconic Ho Tay (West Lake) to pose for Instgram-ready photos with a sea of blooming flowers.